Waterproof trousers-leg protector



Feb, 24, 1925. y

J. BAGGERUD WATERPROOF TROUSERS LEG PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 12, 1923l l I Ja wwcrd,

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Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

JOHAN BAGGERUD, 0F BROOKLIYN, NEW YORK.

WATERPROOF TROUSERS-LEG- PROTECTOIL Application led December 12, 1923. Serial No. 680,148.

T o aZZ whom z't may concern:

Be it known` that I, JOHAN BAGGERUD, citilzen of Norway, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Im; 'provements in Waterproof Trousers-Leg Protectors, of which the following is a speciication. 'y A This invention pertains to the art of apparel, and has particular reference to an improved form of water proof protector for trousers legs.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved form of device adapted to be placed around the legs of trousers to protect them against 'becoming wet in inclement weather or to protect them against becoming soiled under any circumstance which the condition may arise.

Another object of the invention is to pro.- vide a waterproof trouser leg protector which shall be simple in construction and capable of being expeditiously and easily ap lied toA or removed from the trousers legs.

ther objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, and the same consists in the no-vel form,

combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a trousers legs protector constructed in accordance with the present invention partially applied to the leg portion of a pair of trousers.

Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the device shown in Figure 1 when completely applied, the plane ofsection being directly above the clips, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the clips.

Referring more in detail to the drawing1 the 'present protector consists of a suitable sheet of water proof material indicated'lat 5, the length of which is that necessary to cover the desired portions of the trousers legs from the bottoms thereof upwardly, and the `width of which is that necessary to permit the same to be placed around the trousers legs soas to completely envelop the latter. This protector is made of some suitable waterproof fabric, and separable fasteners, such as the snap button members 6 and 7 are provided along the .side vertical edges of the protector for detachably connecting said edges thereof when the device is dis osed about the trousers legs. In order to e ectively hold the protector in its proper position against downward move- `ment on the trousers legs, a pair o-f opposed spring clips 8 are embedded in the upper edge portion of the sheet 5 in position to be clipped over the creased portions of the trousers legs at the front and back of the latter as shown by d'otted lines in Figure l. If desired, the sheet 5 may be formed of rubber or rubber composition with the clips 8 vulcanized therein and completely covered by the material thereof so that the clips -will not injure the trousers legs when clipped onto the latter.

Asshown in Figure 3, the clips 8 consist of strips of sheet metal centrally return bent and having their free ends directed outwardly or laterally away from each other as atl 9, so vthat the clips may be readily slipped onto the trousers `over the creased portions thereof.

In use, the sheet 5 is disposed about the trousers legs as shown in Figure 1, after which the snap fasten s or other separable fasteners composed o' the members 6 and -by those skilled in the art.

What I claim as new is: A trouser leg protector formed from a piece of fabric adapted to encircle the lower portion of the trouser leg, the ends of said roteetor being free and disposed in overapping relation, separable fasteners carried by said overlapping ends for fastenin 5 the same together, and pairs of u per an lower front and rear clips carrie by the protector and disposed on the interior thereof to permit the arms of the clips to straddle the creases of the trouser legs for maintaining the protector in a taut state and in turn 10 keeping the trouser leg stretched.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

JOHAN BAGGERUD. 

